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Air Force Base To Resume Tours

February 5, 2003 by

Vandenberg Air Force Base is ready to reopen its doors to the public for the first time since Sept. 11. Prior to the attacks, tours offered Wednesdays at 10 a.m. showed the public various sites and fa...
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Law Mandates Helmets for Minor Skaters

February 5, 2003 by

A new state law that went into effect on Jan. 1 requires all persons under the age of 18 to wear a helmet while skateboarding, inline skating or riding a non-motorized scooter. People who break the la...
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Lawyer To Co-Direct Legal Center

February 5, 2003 by

A new face will be gracing the halls of the Associated Students Legal Resource Center. Ron Perry, an attorney with the Legal Aid Foundation for the past 10 years, will be sharing the reins as co-direc...
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Kick it, Kick it Good

February 5, 2003 by


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Sports Talk Inspires Women

February 4, 2003 by

The national event began in 1986 in recognition of Title IX, an education amendment adopted in 1972 that prohibits sexual discrimination in all education programs or activities that receive federal fu...
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I.V. Community Center Plan To Seek Approval

February 4, 2003 by

The I.V. Community Center Task Force heard presentations from the project designers and consultants at a meeting Monday night at 961 Embarcadero del Mar.
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Queer Student Union Raises Funds for UC Conference Trip

February 4, 2003 by

The Queer Student Union is working to raise money to send 35 students to the University of California Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex Association conference later this month in Riverside.
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City of Goleta Celebrates 1st Birthday

February 4, 2003 by

The motion passed with a 4-1 vote, with Hawxhurst dissenting because he felt many of the thresholds were poorly worded or irrelevant to Goleta.
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Living Room Struggles to Find New Home

February 4, 2003 by

Located at 430 S. Fairview Ave., in the Airport Plaza, the alcohol- and drug-free venue will need to clear out so that the property owner, ORIX Equity Development of Chicago, can erect a large office ...
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UC Briefs: February 4, 2003

February 4, 2003 by

The two 17-year-old suspects and one 16-year-old suspect will be tried as adults on counts of rape, rape in concert, oral copulation and oral copulation in concert with force.
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Shuttle Losses Hit Home for Project Veterans

February 3, 2003 by

Santa Barbara County was once home to the space shuttle. It was to be launched from the California coast only weeks after the Challenger disaster forced the military to give up the program. A few peop...
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SB County Firefighter Dies on Duty

February 3, 2003 by

A Gaviota firefighter died Saturday of what officials said appeared to be a massive heart attack. The death of 51-year-old Moseley is the first on-the-job death the department has experienced since 19...
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Lecture To Focus on Women’s Sports

February 3, 2003 by

In the midst of a renewed national debate over Title IX, professional volleyball player and 1988 United States Olympian Liz Masakayan is kicking off National Girls & Women in Sports Week at UCSB with ...
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Police Arrest 2 Boys for Bomb in Parking Lot

February 3, 2003 by

On Sunday, Jan. 26 a homemade bomb was thrown in the parking lot of Albertsons on Calle Real in Goleta. The device exploded at about 4:40 p.m., causing no damage.
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Federal Report Shows Abuses of Lab Funding

February 3, 2003 by

Over $1.5 million in lab property was lost by or stolen from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, birthplace of the atomic bomb, between 2000 and 2002, a recent government report says.
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